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Rules and sign-up form for this year's Cosplay Chess are available here.

For the third year, we are looking for 32 chess pieces, and 2 chess masters for the event, as well as alternates. You do not have to know how to play chess if you are chess piece, all moves will be coordinated by the chess masters.

As this is Cosplay Chess, your character cosplay will be the deciding factor in who gets to participate. This is not a first-come, first-serve sign-up - we will be looking for complete cosplays, with a preference for well-known characters. This is a separate event from the Cosplay Contest, you will not be judged on the quality of the cosplay, or if you made it yourself - you just need to be a recognizable character.

You must include photos of you in your cosplay, or of your cosplay itself. This year, images of your character will not suffice. Since this is not first-come, first-serve, you have time to wait until your cosplay is complete... there is no penalty for being one of the last ones to register. You are also allowed to submit more than one cosplay (just submit a separate form for each.)

If you are interested in being a chess master, or want to help out in another way, please let us know by posting here, or via e-mail or PM.

Sign-ups will be open until August 22nd. Players will be notified of their team and position the week before con, and will be required to attend a meeting before the event.

@ Sayda - Chess happens on the last day, when there's not a lot of other stuff going on. If you are participating, you have to check in an hour prior to (which usually coincides with hotel check out, so you need to take that into account). Usually I allot about 3 hours for the event itself, but I believe it ended earlier than that.

Man, I wanna join up for it x] I think Roy would be fun consider how Rare FMA is. Im waiting for my costume still, but Would anyone want to see Roy?

Ehh FMA isn't really that rare but it's always great to see cosplayers from it.~ I only say this because I cosplayed from it last year at Kumoricon and wandered around with a large group of cosplayers from it.

There is no 'starting sign up-date" Only an ending one. Does this mean its open now?

I forgot all about it since I have no internet.

BTW Nicolie sign up as Kuja! For the longest time he was my favorite character-not in FF but 'of all media to EVAR exist' This title has only recently been tied ( maybe JUST Slightly OVERTAKEN) with Kanda-whom Ill be cosplaying.

Is rule #1 (anime, manga, and Japanese video game characters only) unbendable? Specifically the Japanese video game part. For instance, if someone wanted to cosplay Master Chief for chess, would they be disqualified because Halo isn't Japanese?

I would love to do my Team Fortress 2 engineer cosplay for cosplay chess, and, as far as I know, Kumoricon actually has Team Fortress 2 as one of the games in the gaming room, doesn't it?So basically, does the character have to be from Japanese media? Or are characters from American video games okay?

There is no 'starting sign up-date" Only an ending one. Does this mean its open now?

I forgot all about it since I have no internet.

BTW Nicolie sign up as Kuja! For the longest time he was my favorite character-not in FF but 'of all media to EVAR exist' This title has only recently been tied ( maybe JUST Slightly OVERTAKEN) with Kanda-whom Ill be cosplaying.

It would be a hard costume to make up attacks for, but I'm sure I could think of some. And there is the issue that I want to wear Cloud for at least a little bit.....

Too bad, no Garnet this year. A Garnet x Kuja battle would be epic. ^^

But! I am doing Wedding Yuna this year, with a plan to keep the seven-foot long train in check. ^^ I'll be sure to sign up once more for this awesome event... with an ultra-special-secret-secret-special attack. *shifty-eyes*

And sorry, but no Pikachu summon this year...

Just need to wait for my nearly three-weeks later paycheck to get in before I can finish Yuna and get picks taken.

Please try to keep this thread on topic as much as possible.. it has a tendency to get off-track quickly, and that makes it more difficult for me to answer your questions

@ fleur_fraise: Go ahead and submit your cosplay. The preference is for Japanese video games, but as long as the cosplay is recognizable and well done, it can be considered. (iirc, we had a Zim the first year we did this, so rules are bendable).

@ bucker_stalker: You can, but if you are selected, and your cosplay doesn't look like the pic at con, you may be replaced. It's better to send a pic of the actual cosplay, even if you have to submit closer to the deadline.

@ TinTin: The preference is for only one character at a time on the board, but I won't rule it out as a possibility. It has happened before.

@ soundninja12: That sounds like an awesome idea, but I already have an announcer for the match. Roy, the same guy who did it last year, will be announcing again this year.

I was thinking I could be the wolf-girl from the Dark Tournament. You know, the commentator?I thought that it would be awesome if I could be the commentator for cosplay chess. In-character of course.

Oh if only you could do that this year, it would be supremely awesome, that it would be. If they got somebody else though, oh well...but, maybe you can see now if you can do it for NEXT year. ^^ Oh that would be sweet.

I'm finally going to sign-up ahead of time for the cosplay chess this year. After being able to get in for one of the matches at last Sakuracon I realize now how much fun it really is. ^_^ I'm going to sign up for it as my Kenshin Himura and my new cosplay this year, Renji Abarai! ^_^ Though I would prefer to do it in my Kenshin..if there is a 2nd game and time enough to change maybe I could do both..but, we'll see.

What I would really love is someone I could do a special attack with...like a Sanosuke combined attack. Ha ha. Would be great. There is a Sano I know would be perfect for the part..just need to find him. But, any other Kenshin cosplayers are welcome of course...or any other ideas are also welcome.

Is there a way when submitting a cosplay to say which costume would be your preference or would we just message or e-mail you Jamiche and let you know that way?

Olivia: You're useless Mustang. Don't send an alchemist to do a woman's job.

Roy: >_> I gave you flowers.

So Doctor Horrible or Riza or Roy...

Well; I have my /own/ Riza. But >D Oliiiiviiiaaaaa. I actually haven't been Roy at the same- Well I was. But I was Pantsless Roy >> I think...yeah? But you should tell me what day if you're actually going to bring Olivia, Martel. :] Because then we can banter non-sense. <3

I think it would be fun to do this for '09. I missed out last year and was really bummed about it.I'm good with just watching or being in it. Here are the cosplays I'm bringing to the con with me:- Haruhi Suzumiya (TMoHS) Winter uniform- Tsuruya (TMoHS) Summer uniform- Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon) Sailor uniformMaybe - Bible Black (custom) Purple uniform

= w= ;; Waah , RoseMustang. Your very kind D'= I was planning Roy for All three days but I don't mind another , Lol. Start up a Mini-skirt rant > w >;; ~ But Uh I may do cosplay chess , I'm still unsure though. I'm 80% sure I'll sign up as Roy for it , unless I change my mind xD

All right, finally posting on this board! Once I finish the costume, I think I'll enter Irvine Kinneas from Final Fantasy 8. If there's any other FF8 characters that want to do something special (be a special attack, request to fight each other, etc), lemme know.

I would think No Face would be on the either side, just depends on which version you're doing. If you do him as the silent skinny one, then good, but I would think that the fact that you can "eat" people (which is awesome, btw), I would think you'd be better on the bad side.

And Renge would probably be good. It's more like Nekozawa type to be bad...

So, I'm applying as three people. Two of them I'll be applying as pieces, and the third as an attack ^^Now, I just need to finish one and get pictures and send them out...

can anyone help me with the form for this i have no clue if ones happy or angsty

Ah, I think I had the same question at first on the application form. I believe the coordinator wants to know about the personality of your cosplay character, whether they are happy or angsty (a character that has alot of anxiety or apprehension or is dour/ depressed)

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I would think No Face would be on the either side, just depends on which version you're doing. If you do him as the silent skinny one, then good, but I would think that the fact that you can "eat" people (which is awesome, btw), I would think you'd be better on the bad side.

Ah, I like the logic of that distinction! I'll lean on the side of omnom-evil then ~

Okay, it's late, so I'm not going to go thru these individually. I'll hit the highlights, and if I missed your question, sorry and please ask again.

Badge number - if you have it, great. If not, submit without it, and it can be added later. It's just a way for us to track identify you.

Kiki hitting with broom - um, no. Same rules apply for weapons here, guys. You can brandish, but no actual contact. I really don't want to have to stop the game because someone is bleeding or unconscious.. it's such a downer.

You can enter multiple costumes (please, not more than 3), but please don't ask me to pick for you. I have no way of knowing who is entering, so I can't help you fill out spots and such. Just enter what you want to, and we will go from there.

While the preference is for completed pics of your cosplay, you can send an image in until you have them, kinda like a placeholder. Word of warning, tho.. since this is based on your cosplay, if you are picked and your cosplay is incomplete or not a close enough match (and I am last say on that), you can/will be replaced. Just an FYI.

If you are not in play (dead piece, or in the event of multiple matches, waiting), you can be both a piece and an attack. And if you can convince me it's super cool, you can be an attack when you are in play...

It doesn't matter if you are a super popular character, or have a special attack. Popular characters usually have multiple entries (and I typically don't have both characters on the board, unless it amuses me ), and I believe the first year a school girl killed a ninja (one again, it amused me.. seeing a theme? ). So if you want to enter, enter. If your cosplay is awesome, odds are you will get chosen.

The questions on form about your character are so I can determine teams.. please fill those in to the best of your abilities. It saves my time and yours.

Keep in mind... this is all in fun. Strategically, it will most likely be the worst game of chess you have ever seen. That's not the point. The battles are the point. The battles are unscripted... you never know what's gonna happen

Oh, if you have submitted a form, and haven't heard back from me.. wait until next week before you panic. I'm working on finalizing the schedule, and that is priority (you guys have some time).

After thinking about it more, I'm thinking I'll enter my Matt cosplay from Digimon just for the heck of it.~ Since he doesn't really have a weapon maybe I could just drive my opponent away with terrible harmonica playing. xD Sooo close to being done with the costume and being able to send in a form!

i would love to be in the chess because i'm sora from kh2 but i will be out of town until the 22. but if the give me the chance i will send you the pic when my cosplay is made and i will send it to the hopefully before the 22. my hair will not shown the the pic

Sad thing is, because of money problems, I won't be able to make Shiva. T.T Darn her mom for demanding a bodysuit under the bikini. XD But! She may be Rikku or Scissorwoman from CT3 or someone else, still as my secret attack somehow! ^^

Also~ If our badge is to be picked up at con, how will we know our badge number?

Okay then! I won't have the feathers until next week, and I'm leaving for Idaho on Wednesday, so I'll have the base dress, veil, tiara, and everything BUT the feathers done by the end of Tuesday. I'll have to send in my app with just that, though. I'll have the wings base done! The only other thing is adding the feathers, which I need to wait to come. If they don't in time I'll jury-rig a couple boas, marabou, and attack my feather pillows. XD

And we decided what my friend's going to be as my attack! She... is... a... MOOGLE! XD

Hmm... is it okay if our special attack's form isn't sent in by the deadline? I'll have mine sent in laaaaaaaaaate tonight, but since I'm leaving for Idaho tomorrow I won't have time to finish her moogle costume(still need fabric). She's a special attack and not a piece, so is it okay...?

Does your character have any special attacks you’d like to used? Yes NoIf Yes, what are they?Does your special attack involve other characters? Yes NoIf Yes, do you have them? Yes No(If Yes, they must also submit a registration form)

I figure if you filled out the second part, then you should be fine. And if they ask, you can explain.

I was thinking I could be the wolf-girl from the Dark Tournament. You know, the commentator?I thought that it would be awesome if I could be the commentator for cosplay chess. In-character of course.

Oh if only you could do that this year, it would be supremely awesome, that it would be. If they got somebody else though, oh well...but, maybe you can see now if you can do it for NEXT year. ^^ Oh that would be sweet.

I know that this was forever ago, but I never saw it, so I never responded to it.Thanks ^.^I really would love to do that next year, maybe it would work if I talked with people this year about doing it next year. Because that would be awesome.And Chelsea you could be the other announcer and announce the second match or something like that. That would be cool.

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Next con: Kumoricon Make sure to pop in to the Tiptoe Through the TARDIS panel this year. It is going to be...

Sorry guys, I have been concentrating on the con schedule, and the due date slipped my radar. I haven't had a chance to reply to any of the applications that have been sent in, so if you haven't heard anything, don't panic... no one has. But I should be able to respond to all of them in the next couple of days, and I will post when I have gone thru them all.. that way, if you don't get an email, you know to resend.

And since I haven't had a chance to review anything, I'm going to leave sign-ups open to at least Weds, Aug 26. Plus, there haven't been as many entries as last year, so if you were still thinking about it, sign-up.

Keep in mind, when I get your form is not critical, it's your cosplay. So, if for some reason I lost your application and you have to resend, it's not going to set you back on the list.

Oh, and on another note.. I'm still looking for chess masters. Because you really, really don't want me to be the one making the moves

I was wondering something.I got my application in on time, but my attack didn't.Would that be a reason to reject my application?Just because my attack didn't make it in?Plus, I listed 2 attacks, and she was only one of them.I do hope that this isn't as big of a problem as it is in my mind.*This stressed Sarge out majorly over the weekend*

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Next con: Kumoricon Make sure to pop in to the Tiptoe Through the TARDIS panel this year. It is going to be...

I had the same problem, and sent in the question with my application. I'll post the answer when they get back to me.My friend Emilie was going to be Shiva, but due to a money cut I'm making her a moogle costume instead, but we still need to get the fabric, so I can't send in her application yet.

Okay, finally got all the form email replies out, so if you haven't heard from me, odds are I did not receive your application.

As of right now I have about 35 apps, and all the costumes look really good, so it will be a hard decision to make. I will be posting the teams on the forums by next Monday, so I have some time to play with the teams a bit, see what I can shake out.

Remember, if we have enough time for second match (which there was last year) and interest in it, we can have one so all the alternates can play as well.

And I still need another chess master, so if anyone else is willing to step up, I would appreciate it. Doesn't anyone want to take on Olivia?

She has agreed to be one of the chess masters, so if you are interested, let me know

From the looks so far, I don't think I will get my good vs evil match , and I don't really see an anime vs video game, so the teams will probably be a good mix (unless we get another men vs women match.. in which case Roy vs Olivia would be awesome )

That'd be cool!~ xD I just hope I make it onto one of the chess teams, since I love this game so much. If I don't I'll totally show up just to watch.

I think it's interesting when characters from the same show end up fighting each other, but that doesn't really happen that often. And when it does it canbe pretty depressing. Depending on the characters anyway. xD

Haha , I can't wait to see it c: awh , thanks. I actually have to fix the sleeves cause they're toooo long like almost everything else D|" oh well. it still looks nice.And I have a Havoc wig I have to get done soon.

Correct! maybe a character you dislike perhaps xD ~ I am to. its so close!

Oh really? I missed it cause I only went on Saturday )= So this year should be fun!

We shall do our best to entertain with bickering and Such.

I shall lead us to Victory ! hopefully

I'm not sure what room it will be in It will be in Live 1 and 2 on Monday from 12PM to 3PM (note, the pre-meet is 10:30AM to 12PM), hopefully what happened last year won't happen this year...being, that they simply ran out of room! I was in line to go see the chess but they not long after I got there had to turn away a sizable number of people as there just wasn't any room left for people to go in. Also of course they had to be sure there was enough room for the fights..so yeah, that was a bummer. 50~100 some people turned away I would say.

Likely, the same thing will happen again *chuckles* only because of the room size more people will be able to come in. It is after all the biggest event/show on the last day of the con I think that's not hard to agree on right? (Could be wrong though of course) I'm excited to see what the turn out will be as well as the match-ups. ^_^

Oh, has it been decided then on who the two Chess Masters will be? From what I read I think that's the case but I wanted to check. Loved chess for years and I'm okay at it..but wonderful at grabbing attention so it would work well. I'm not sure if the Chess Master (even if I wouldn't be able to be one, I'm still curious) is actually IN the game or not..don't know how it works for Kumoricon. At Sakuracon '09 I was lucky enough to get in on that in my Kenshin outfit (Lols, I replaced a Stormtrooper that didn't show up. ) and the 'King' was also the Chess Master. However those games were pre-decided before the start of the game, so I'm not quite sure...hm. Anyway, hopefully I can get some answers on that. ^_^